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BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback
We begin our third season on Bob Dole's life and career, by traveling back in time to his April 1995 Presidential Campaign Announcement. At that point the Republican Party was on the rise everywhere and Bill Clinton appeared to be a sitting duck. Then a series of events would occur between April and December of 1995 that would resurrect Clinton's Presidency and put him 20 points ahead of any potential rival, including Bob Dole. That margin would stay frozen in place throughout 1996. This is…
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- BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback
BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton's Comeback Preview
Send us Fan Mail Season Eighteen of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole takes us into one of the most dramatic and consequential years in…
- BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback
What Is Coming Up in the Second Half of 2026 on The Wallace Podcast Network and books Update
Send us Fan Mail A discussion about the things coming up across the Wallace Podcast Network and an update on all three of the books we have coming out soon…
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Episode 458 BOB DOLE The Life That Brough Him There (Part 39) A Bonus Show: A couple of stories by Bob Dole
Send us Fan Mail Episode 458 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 39) A Bonus Show: A Couple of Stories by Bob Dole As our journey through the…
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Episode 457 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 38) The Bush Years 1989 to 1992 (C) The ADA, 1990 Budget Deal, and the end of the Bush Administration (Season Finale)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 457 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 38 The Bush Years (1989–1992) (C): The ADA, the 1990 Budget Deal, and the End of…
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Episode 456 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 37) The Bush Years 1989 to 1992 (B) The Tower Nomination (2) The Fight!!
Send us Fan Mail Episode 456 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 37 The Bush Years (1989–1992) (B): The Tower Nomination (2) – The Fight!! The…
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Episode 455 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There Part 36 The Bush Years (A ) The Tower Nomination (1) Who is John Tower?
Send us Fan Mail Episode 455 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 36 The Bush Years (A): The Tower Nomination (1) – Who Is John Tower? With the…
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Episode 454 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There Part 35 Bush Vs Dole 1988 Campaign (B) The New Hampshire Primary
Send us Fan Mail Episode 454 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 35) Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Campaign (B) — The New Hampshire Primary In Episode…
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BOB PACKWOOD 1932 - 2026 A look back (Special Edition) Plus a preview for our special series
Send us Fan Mail BOB PACKWOOD (1932–2026): A Look Back Special Edition — Plus a Preview of Our Upcoming Bob Packwood Series This special edition of our podcast…
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Episode 453 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (part 34) Bush vs Dole: The 1988 Republican Primary (A) The Iowa Caucus Campaign
Send us Fan Mail Episode 453 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 34) Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Republican Primary (A) — The Iowa Caucus Campaign In…
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Elizabeth Dole Delivers the Landon Lecture in 1990 (Special Edition)
Send us Fan Mail In this special edition episode, we turn our attention to one of the most accomplished public servants of her generation, Elizabeth Dole, as…
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Episode 452 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 33) Bob Dole Delivers the 1985 Landon Lecture
Send us Fan Mail For Episode 452 of the podcast, we continue our in-depth exploration of the remarkable life and career of Bob Dole with Part 33 of The Life…
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Episode 451 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There ( Part 32) Senate Republican Leader (C) Policy Passed and Changes in the Senate
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 451 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine the substance of Bob Dole’s years as Senate Republican…
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Episode 450 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 31) The Senate Republican Leader (B) The Leadership Characteristics of Bob Dole
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 450 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we move beyond the title of Senate Republican Leader and examine…
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Farewell to CBS News Radio - Special Edition rebroadcast of their final show
Send us Fan Mail In this special tribute edition, we say goodbye to one of the great institutions in American broadcasting history — CBS News Radio — with a…
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Episode 449 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 30) The Senate Republican Leader (A) Defining a Leader
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 449 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the defining turning points of his career — his…
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Episode 448 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 29) Feeding Children All Around the World with Senator George McGovern
Send us Fan Mail Episode 448 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 29) Feeding Children All Around the World with Senator George McGovern In…
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Episode 447 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 28) Saving Social Security
Send us Fan Mail Episode 447 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 28) Saving Social Security In Episode 447 of our continuing series on the life…
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Episode 446 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 27) Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole
Send us Fan Mail Episode 446 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 27) Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole In Episode 446 of our continuing series on the…
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Episode 445 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 26) The 1981 Tax Bill - TEFRA- and Ronald Reagan
Send us Fan Mail Episode 445 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 26) The 1981 Tax Bill, TEFRA, and Ronald Reagan In Episode 445 of our continuing…
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Episode 444 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There ( part 25) Mr. Chairman!! The Finance Committee Chair
Send us Fan Mail Episode 444 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 25) Mr. Chairman!! The Finance Committee Chair In Episode 444 of our continuing…
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Episode 443 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 24) The 1980 Republican Presidential Primary
Send us Fan Mail Episode 443 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 24) The 1980 Republican Presidential Primary In Episode 443 of our continuing…
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Episode 442 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him there (Part 23) The Senate (F) The United States Supreme Court Fights
Send us Fan Mail Episode 442 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 23) The Senate (F): The United States Supreme Court Fights In Episode 442 of our…
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Episode 441 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 22) The Senate (E) Stories from the Senate
Send us Fan Mail Episode 441 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 22) The Senate (E): Stories from the Senate In Episode 441 of our continuing…
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Episode 440 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 21) The Senate (D) How the Senate has changed
Send us Fan Mail Episode 440 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 21) The Senate (D): How the Senate Has Changed In Episode 440 of our continuing…
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Episode 439 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 20) The Senate (C) How the Senate Works
Send us Fan Mail Episode 439 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 20) The Senate (C): How the Senate Works In Episode 439 of our continuing series…
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Episode 438 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 19) The Senate (B) The Senate Leaders
Send us Fan Mail Episode 438 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 19) The Senate (B): The Senate Leaders In Episode 438 of our continuing series…
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Episode 437: BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 18) THE SENATE (A) A Mosaic of the Senate
Send us Fan Mail Episode 437 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There The Senate (A): A Mosaic of the Senate In Episode 437 of our continuing series on the…
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CBS News Radio: The End of a Century of Radio News (Special Edition)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special edition of the program. Today, we mark the end of an era in American broadcasting — the closing chapter of CBS News…
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Episode 436 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 17) The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 : The Final Stretch (D)
Send us Fan Mail The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (D): The Final Stretch In Part 17, we bring the 1976 campaign to its conclusion. As Election Day…
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Episode 435 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 16) The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 : The Debate (C) Bob Dole vs Walter Mondale
Send us Fan Mail The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (C): The Debate Part 16 presents one of the defining moments of the 1976 campaign — the vice…
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Alexander Butterfield : Reluctant Witness (Special Edition, with dedications to Loverboy Dennis Condrey and Beautiful Bobby Eaton (the Midnight Express) and Chuck Norris)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special edition of the program. Today, we step into one of the most consequential moments in American political history — and…
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Episode 434 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 15) The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (B) On the Trail with Bob Dole and Walter Mondale
Send us Fan Mail The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (B): Dole on the Trail In Part 15, we follow Bob Dole as he steps fully into his role as the Republican…
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Episode 433 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 14) The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (A)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 433 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 14) The Vice Presidential Campaign of 1976 (A): The Convention and the Choice In…
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Episode 432 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 13) Roy Vs Dole for U.S. Senate 1974 : One Tenth of One Percent (C)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 432 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 13) Roy vs. Dole for U.S. Senate, 1974: One Tenth of One Percent (C) In this…
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Episode 431 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 12) Roy Vs Dole for U S. Senate 1974 : The Landscape of 1974 (B)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 431 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 12) Roy vs. Dole for U.S. Senate, 1974: The Landscape of 1974 (B) In this…
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Episode 430 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 11) Roy Vs Dole for U.S. Senate 1974 (A) Dr. Bill Roy
Send us Fan Mail In 1974, Bob Dole was up for re-election. He could not have picked a worse moment to be on the ballot as a Republican. Watergate had just…
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Jesse Jackson: A Tribute (Part 4) The Homecoming Ceremonies from Columbia S.C., and Chicago, Illinois
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the fourth installment of our special tribute series honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Jesse Jackson — a minister, civil…
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JESSE JACKSON : A Tribute (Part 3 of 3) The 1988 Address to Democratic National Convention
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special tribute edition of the podcast. Four years after his groundbreaking 1984 campaign, Reverend Jesse Jackson returned to…
- BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback
An Interview with our Host Randal Wallace on the show "Tripp and Graham Have Issues" (Special Edition)
Send us Fan Mail I had the honor of appearing on the show "Tripp and Graham have Issues" this past week. It is a new podcast in Myrtle Beach. I was thrilled to…
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JESSE JACKSON : A Tribute (Part 2 of 3) The 1984 Address to Democratic National Convention
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is a special rebroadcast and tribute — a return to one of the defining voices of modern American political history. In 1984…
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OPERATION EPIC FURY (SPECIAL EDITION) Israel, Iran, and The Lion's Roar....
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a special edition of the program. Today we focus on what may prove to be one of the most consequential military operations of the…
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Episode 429 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 10) WATERGATE
Send us Fan Mail Episode 429 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 10) Watergate Part 10 takes listeners inside one of the most seismic political…
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Episode 428 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 9) Out as RNC Chairman
Send us Fan Mail Episode 428 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 9) Out as RNC Chairman Power in Washington can rise quickly — and shift just as…
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JESSE JACKSON : A Tribute (Part 1 of 3) and a dedication to Robert Duval and E. Gordon Mooneyhan
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a very special edition of the program. Today, we dedicate this episode to a man whose voice, vision, and moral urgency helped shape…
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Episode 427 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (part 8) With Nixon's Help (B)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 427 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 8) With Nixon’s Help (B) Part 8 follows Bob Dole deeper into the inner orbit of…
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Episode 426 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 7) With Nixon's Help (A)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 426 – Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 7) With Nixon’s Help (A) Part 7 explores a pivotal chapter in Bob Dole’s rise on…
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Episode 425 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 6) Welcome to the United States Senate
Send us Fan Mail Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 6) Welcome to the United States Senate What was the Senate really like when Bob Dole walked…
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Episode 424 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 5) Getting into Politics (B) The Senate Campaign
Send us Fan Mail Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There – Part 5 Getting Into Politics (B): The Senate Campaign In Part 5, the journey continues as Bob Dole…
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Episode 423 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 4) Getting into politics (A) Congress
Send us Fan Mail Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There – Part 4 Going Into Politics (A) Before he was a national figure, he was a young Kansan with grit…
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FEBRUARY 2026 : A Preview for across The Wallace Podcast Network (WPN) An exciting month of podcasts
Send us Fan Mail February 2026 on the Wallace Podcast Network — One Month. Three Podcasts. A Shared Journey Through History. This February, all three shows…
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Episode 422 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 3) Dwight Eisenhower: The Inspiration (B)
Send us Fan Mail In this remarkable episode, we step out of narration and into history itself. Episode 422 is built entirely around a rare, deeply personal…
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Episode 421 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 2) Dwight Eisenhower: The Inspiration ( A )
Send us Fan Mail Dwight Eisenhower: The Inspiration (A) What kind of leader shapes a young soldier’s idea of courage, duty, and sacrifice—and then stays with…
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BOB DOLE LECTURE : One Soldiers Story (Special Edition)
Send us Fan Mail BOB DOLE LECTURE: One Soldier’s Story Special Edition In this extraordinary special edition, Bob Dole returns home to Kansas—and to the school…
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Episode 420 BOB DOLE THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE (Part 1) World War 2 and the injury that changed his life (Season 17 Premier)
Send us Fan Mail Season 17 Premiere Before Bob Dole became a Senate leader, a presidential nominee, or a national symbol of resilience, he was a 21-year-old…
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BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, A Tribute - with a dedication to Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead
Send us Fan Mail In this special tribute episode, we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell — Olympic athlete, decorated…
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All 3 Books preview
Send us Fan Mail Here is a little bit about our coming book projects: 16 Leadership Lessons From the Cold War By Randal Wallace What does it really take to…
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BOB DOLE : THE LIFE THAT BROUGHT HIM THERE Preview
Send us Fan Mail Bob Dole returns January 20, 2026 Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There — Season Preview How does a small-town Kansas boy, gravely wounded…
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Episode 419 The Great American Authors (Part 17) Politicians turned Novelists: JIMMY CARTER, MARILYN QUAYLE, NEWT GINGRICH, BILL CLINTON and JAMES PATTERSON, Plus Our Host RANDAL WALLACE with some News of our own (Season Finale)
Send us Fan Mail In this landmark season finale, The Great American Authors brings its sweeping literary and political journey to a powerful close by…
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Episode 418 THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS (Part 16) SPIRO T AGNEW and THE NIXON NOVELS : "The Canfield Decision " and JOHN EHRLICHMAN'S "The Company"
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Great American Authors, we take an unforgettable look at two astonishing works born from the tumultuous aftermath of…
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Episode 417 THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS (Part 15) Gene Hackman, A Second Career - 1930 - 2025 ( A Tribute )
Send us Fan Mail This episode is a tribute to a great actor, Gene Hackman, who decided to retire from the silver screen and write novels. He wrote five of them…